Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.

Lobbying Organisation Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.

Date published 20 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details EU Rebalancing Measures in response to US imposition of steel and aluminium tariffs

Intended results Intervention with Irish Perm Rep Trade team in Brussels to oppose inclusion of spirits in the EU retaliation list

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kerry A Walsh Skelly

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email outlining impact on companies with Irish operations and potentially on the Irish whiskey sector if a trade war erupts involving spirits.

Phone call (1)

Brief discussion following up on more detailed letter and asking for discussions with the Irish government and the Irish perm rep in Brussels.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)